Minutes of the Cypress County Council Meeting held April 7th, 2009

 

PRESENT:                           George Russill, Reeve

                                                Darcy Geigle, Deputy Reeve

                                                Floyd Haas

                                                LeRay Pahl

                                                Garry Lentz

                                                Herb Scott

                                                Jerry Clark

                                                Brad Betcker

                                                Peter Konosky

                                                Lutz Perschon, Manager

                                                Doug Henderson, Assistant Manager

                                                Rick Bleau, Public Works Supervisor

                                                Jeffrey Dowling, Planning Advisor

                                                Roxanne Risk, Treasurer/Recording Secretary

                                               

CALL TO ORDER:              10:30 A.M.

 

AGENDA:                              Resolution No. 2009/85

 

                                                Garry Lentz moved to accept the agenda with the addition of  7(i) Operating & Capital Reserves to New Business and the deletion of 7(c) Portable Sign Regulations Considerations from New Business.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

MINUTES:                            Resolution No. 2009/86

 

                                                 LeRay Pahl moved to approve the minutes of the March 17th, 2009 Regular Council Meeting.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

Accounts                              ACCOUNTS FOR              

PAYMENT:                           Resolution No. 2009/87

 

 Herb Scott moved to approve the Accounts for Payment in the amount of $ 471,728.96.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

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BUSINESS ARISING:

 

Sale of County Land        At the February 3rd Council meeting, council was presented with an offer from Wayne Reesor to purchase a parcel of County land south of Irvine.  Staff was asked to estimate the approximate developable area and market value for the land. 

 

                                               The developable area is approximately 2.5 acres (1 ha).  The estimated value for this 8.36 acre parcel is $ 60,000.00.

 

                                               Staff recommends that the parcel of land not be sold.

 

                                               Resolution No. 2009/88

 

                                                Brad Betcker moved no action.

                                              

                                                                                                Carried.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Bylaw 2009/10 – Land

Use Amendment

(Pt NE 12-12-6-W4)             An application has been received from the Focus Corporation, acting on behalf of Lacey Construction Ltd., to reclassify a portion of the NE 12-12-6-24, from Agricultural District 1 “A-1 Urban Fringe” to Country Residential District “CR”.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/89

 

                                                Jerry Clark moved 1st reading of Bylaw 2009/10.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

Bylaw 2009/11 – Land

Use Amendment

(NW 25-9-2-W4, SE 26-9-

2-W4, All 36-9-2-W4,

NW 1-10-2-W4)                     An application has been received from NaturEner Wild Rose 1 Energy Inc. for an Overlay District in the areas of NW 25-9-W4, SE 26-9-2-W4, All 36-9-2-W4, and NW 1-10-2-W4 to establish a Wind Energy Facility District “WEF”. 

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/90

 

                                                Darcy Geigle moved 1st reading of Bylaw 2009/11.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

DELEGATIONS:

 

Shortgrass Library

System,

Dwight Nagel & Julia

Reinhardt                              Dwight Nagel and Julia Reinhardt were in attendance to update the Council of Cypress County on the various projects undertaken.  Located at the southwest corner of Dunmore alongside 13th Street, there is a Shortgrass Library book drop.  Materials are picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays, excluding statutory holidays.

 

                                                The first year of RISE (Rural Information Services initiativE) has been completed.  This project will link together eighty communities in Southern Alberta via a library-based videoconference network.  The Shortgrass libraries now on the RISE videoconferencing network are located in Ralston, Redcliff, Medicine Hat, Bow Island, Foremost, and Brooks.  The roll out to all the other libraries will be conducted over the next 12 to 18 months. 

 

AESO - SE Alberta

Transmission

Updates,

Matt Gray & Ata

Rehmen                                Matt Gray and Ata Rehmen  were in attendance to speak about the progress of the Southern Alberta Transmission Reinforcement Project.  Wind generation for power is expected to increase in the next ten years.  New transmission lines will have to be implemented as the current system capacity will not be able to handle the increase in wind power.  Four alternative systems were discussed.  The proposed line capacity is 3400 megawatts and is in the approval stage.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

FCM Conference

Attendance                           Councillor Haas has provided information regarding the FCM’s Annual Conference and Municipal Expo. 

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/91

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to allow participation in the FCM’s Annual Conference and Municipal Expo.

 

                                                                                                Defeated.

 

Trailer Purchase                 Staff supplied Council with a summarized list of tenders from vendors for a low bed trailer.  Council discussed the tenders from each vendor.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/92

 

                                                Brad Betcker moved to purchase a low bed trailer from Peerless Limited.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

RECESSS:                           11:56 A.M.

 

RECONVENE:                     12:36 P.M.

 

Policy SAF 08 –

Substance Abuse

Policy                                    After discussion with the Safety Committee, staff have revised the Substance Use Prevention Policy for approval from Council.  Anna Mast was in attendance to speak to the policy.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/93

 

                                                Peter Konosky moved adoption of Policy SAF 08 – Substance Abuse.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

Mission Statement             Discussed in Committee Session. 

 

Operating and Capital

Reserve Transfers             At the recommendation of the County’s auditors, Meyers Norris Penny, staff prepared a list of those reserve transfers where the actual transfer differed from the budget transfer figure.  Now that 2008 financial year end work is finished, those reserves which differ are being presented to Council.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/94

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved acceptance of the actual transfers to reserves.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

REPORTS:

 

Public Work’s Report        The Public Work’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

                                               

                                                Resolution No. 2009/95

 

                                                Jerry Clark moved to oil an additional 400 m section on Range Road 74 (Klaudt’s Dam Road).

 

                                                                                                Defeated.

                                               

Manager’s Report               The Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Assistant Manager’s

Report                                   The Assistant Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Reeve’s/Councillors’

Reports                                 Updates were provided on meetings/conferences attended and upcoming meetings.

 

Committee Session           Resolution No. 2009/96

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to go into committee of the whole.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

**LeRay Pahl left the meeting at 2:30 P.M.

 

 

                                                Resolution No. 2009/97

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved to come out of committee of the whole.

 

                                                                                                Carried.

 

                                                ADJOURN:                          3:30 P.M.